SUSPENSER Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

suspenser

noun

sə-ˈspen(t)-sər

Definition of suspenser

as in thriller

something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome Alfred Hitchcock was the acknowledged master of the cinematic suspenser that craftily manipulates its audience

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Recent Examples of suspenser Directed by Nelicia Low, the suspenser follows a young fencer struggling with keeping his secret crush on a fellow fencer from his homophobic mother. — Vivienne Chow, Variety, 17 May 2022 On the other hand, the story introduces fictional characters and elements that give it the air of a suspenser, exactly the sort for which Harris is so popular. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2022

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thriller

Noun

Antonelli is on track to break a record set in 2010 by Sebastian Vettel, who became the youngest-ever world champion in a title-deciding thriller.

— Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Once The Social Reckoning crashed out of the Oscar race, there was room for a tech-world thriller with terrifying contemporary resonance.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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